Morning Digest: Remembering the 'born again pagan' mayor who transformed Portland, Oregon

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James Lambert, David …

Morning Digest: Baltimore's top prosecutor was just indicted. It might boost her re-election odds

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James …

Sen. Rand Paul eviscerated after accusing Democrats of ‘stealing’ elections by mobilizing voters

It’s difficult to determine why Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a Duke University School of Medicine grad, believed that legal voting by Democrats somehow equated to stealing elections, but according to a …

Republican hypocrisy on disaster relief is a guide for how we should hear anything they say

The tornado that tore through Kentucky, leaving 64 dead and more than 100 missing, is a disaster that will require significant emergency aid. Federal emergency assistance is already on the way, but …

Morning Digest: Iowa GOP rejects nonpartisan maps, a sign gerrymanders may be on the way

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel …

Sen. Rand Paul suspended from YouTube after uploading truly ignorant anti-science statements

Kentucky has a lot of problems. At the top of the list of solutions is getting rid of its horrifically self-obsessed and corrupt Republican senators Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell. Both men have done …

Cartoon: Freedumb Isn’t Free

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As the delta variant sweeps across the United States and increases hospitalizations and deaths, far too many right-wingers are falling for anti-vaccine nonsense. Influential pundits and …

Fauci has had about enough of Rand Paul's clownery: 'If anybody is lying here, it is you.'

Dr. Anthony Fauci is a top government infectious disease expert and one of the top public figures in the federal government’s COVID-19 pandemic response. Sen. Rand Paul is an insincere and …

Republicans were happy to support vaccine when they could credit Trump, then went on the attack

Here’s a quote from a vaccine supporter who was anxious to see the FDA give early approval to Pfizer back in November: “I’ve been a big proponent of releasing it early. I think that we’ve had enough …

Morning Digest: Progressives gained unprecedented clout in New Mexico legislature via key 2020 wins

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel …

Republicans call nation's slide toward fascism just another day at the office

Over the past year, militia groups stormed state capitols wielding guns and making political demands. Following Donald Trump’s election loss, his supporters routinely resorted to making death …

‘You are entirely and completely incorrect’—Dr. Fauci educates Rand Paul on medical research

Sen. Rand Paul has made a career of being a somehow less liked, more worthless bratty rich kid than Donald Trump. At least Trump’s vanity hair is something everyone can have a good laugh about. Paul’s …